• Country
• United States of America (USA)

• Manufacturer / Brand
• RCA (RCA Victor Co. Inc.); New York (NY)

• Year
• 1936

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 53685

• • alternative name: RCA Manufacturing || Victor Talking Machine

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• Number of Tubes
• 6

• Valves / Tubes
• 6A8 6K7 6H6 6F5 6F6 5Z4

• Main principle
• Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 460 kHz

• Wave bands
• Broadcast and Short Wave (SW).

• Power type and voltage
• Alternating Current supply (AC) / See Notes Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Electro Magnetic Dynamic LS (moving-coil with field excitation coil) / Ø 12 inch = 30.5 cm

• Power out
• 2 W (unknown quality)

• Material
• Wooden case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: 6K - RCA RCA Victor Co. Inc.; New

• Shape
• Console with any shape - in general

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 23 x 37.5 x 11 inch / 584 x 953 x 279 mm

• Notes
• same chassis as in table model 6T. See also 6K2 2nd Prod., where some parts were improved.
  This model has 3 power supply ratings
  Rating A...105-125V, 50-60 Cycles
  Rating B...105-125V, 25-60 Cycles
  Rating C...100-130;140-160;195-250V, 40-60 Cycles
  

• Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
• 43 lb (43 lb 0 oz) / 19.522 kg

• Price in first year of sale
• 49.00 USD

• External source of data
• Ernst Erb

• Source of data
• The Radio Collector's Directory and Price Guide 1921 - 1965

• Circuit diagram reference
• Rider's Perpetual, Volume 7 = 1936 and before

• Mentioned in
• Pre-War Consoles

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• RCA Victor Service Notes "Red Book" Series

• Other Models

• Here you find 5131 models, 3234 with images and 4167 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
  All listed radios etc. from RCA (RCA Victor Co. Inc.); New York (NY)